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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Darius of Persia respond to the Thebes uprising of 335 BC?
(a) He supported it, because he was a staunch ally of Thebes.
(b) He did not support it, and tried to conquer the city himself.
(c) He did not support it, preferring to let the Greeks handle their own affairs.
(d) He supported it, knowing that it would stall Alexander from invading Persia.

2. What was different between the way Alexander handled Miletus versus Thebes?
(a) Unlike Miletus, Alexander spared the people of Thebes.
(b) Unlike Thebes, Alexander spared the people of Miletus.
(c) Unlike Thebes, Alexander skipped Miletus over and did not enter it.
(d) Unlike Miletus, Alexander skipped Thebes over and did not enter it.

3. In what year was Alexander the Great born?
(a) 120 AD.
(b) 3 AD.
(c) 356 BC.
(d) 808 BC.

4. What was the ultimate result of the uprising of Thebes in 335 BC?
(a) Thebes' brokered a peace and became part of Alexander's kingdom.
(b) The city was burned to the ground, but Alexander spared all its citizens.
(c) Thebes' citizens were massacred, but the city was left as a fortress.
(d) Thebes' citizens were massacred and the city was burned to the ground.

5. In 335 BC, who commanded Persian military forces?
(a) Memnon of Rhodes.
(b) Parmenio.
(c) Demosthenes.
(d) Xerxes I.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who killed Amyntus and Caranus?

2. Which was NOT one of the types of troops Alexander included in his army that battled the Persians?

3. Which Persian king did Alexander oppose in his military campaign?

4. How did the Persian empire prepare for a planned invasion of the Greek mainland around 334 BC?

5. What was the outcome of the Battle of Chaeronaea?

(see the answer key)

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